[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WE MUST CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING NOW

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, according to the 
Department of the Treasury, as of November 14, 2011, the national debt 
had reached $14.973 trillion, and will reach $15 trillion in the coming 
days. This is an economic threat to American families.
  Since the President took office in 2009, the deficit has increased by 
a record $4.3 trillion. In order to protect America's future, we must 
be serious about cutting runaway spending, and we must act now to 
promote small businesses to create jobs.
  House Republicans have sent to the Senate for consideration nearly 90 
bills to encourage jobs. This legislation dealt directly with limiting 
spending, terminating failing housing programs, and encouraging job 
growth and job creation. It's time for the liberals in the Senate and 
the President to do the same.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. Our sympathy to the 
family of Steve Kodman, assistant solicitor of Aiken, Barnwell, and 
Bamberg.

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